Frost Flowers ShawI Jan. 2009 Designed by String Theory 2.0 http://stringtheory2.blogspot.com/
Materials:
Size5straightorcircularneedle Size 14 (.75mm) crochet hook 5 skeins Knitpicks Gloss finger weight yarn (or 1,1oo yd. equivalent wool or wool blend yarn) Size 6 glass seed beeds as follows (each tube approx. 13 grams) 7 tubes main color 1 tube lighter accent color 1 tube darker accent color \* Seed beads are available from http://www.fusionbeads.com, http://earthfaire.com/, http://www.firemountaingems.com/seedbeads.asp, search the web for "size 6 seed beads" or try your local bead shop.
How to knit on a bead:
1) Knit stitch to be beaded (it will be on the right hand needle). 2) Impale the bead onto a crochet hook small enough to fit through the hole of your bead. 3) Slip the stitch to be beaded off the needle and onto the crochet hook, with the hook facing you. 4)Pull the loop through the bead, making sure the stitch is still loose enough to knit for the next row (this will take some getting used to). 5) Replace the stitch loop onto the left needle if necessary.
Directionss
Cast on 101 stitches. Row 21: (rsr) k 10 sts, place marker and work 81 sts of row 1 of chart A, place marker, k 10 sts. Row 22: (wsr) k 10 sts, p 81 sts, k 10. Continue pattern as set, working 10 sts of garter stitch at each edge and working 41 rows of chart A. End on row 41 of chart A which should be a rsr. Next row: (rsr) k 10, work 80 sts of the first row of chart B, decrease 1 st. in center of row to bring total down from 81 sts.to 80 sts., k 10. Next row: (wsr) k 10, p 80, k 10. Next row: (rsr) k 10, work 81 sts of chart A, increasing 1 st. in center of row to bring total up from 80 sts. to 81 sts.,k 10. Next row: (wsr) k 10, p 81, k 10. Continue pattern as set until 41 row of chart A are complete, ending with a rsr. Next row: (wsr) k 10. b 81. k 10. Next row: (rsr) k 10, work 80 sts of the first row of chart C, decrease 1 st. in center of row to bring total down from 81 sts. to 80 sts., ,k10. Next row: (wsr) k 10, p 81, k 10. Continue pattern as set, following chart C for 149 rows, ending with a wsr. Next row: (rsr) k 10, work 81 sts of chart A, increase 1 st. in center of row to bring total up from 8o sts. to 81 sts., k 10. Next row: (wsr) k 10, p 81, k 10. Continue pattern as set until 41 row of chart A are complete, ending with a rsr. Next row: (wsr) k 10, p 81, k 10. Work 20 rows of garter stitch, on row 21 cast off allstitches evenly. Weave in all ends, block (choose your method, http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinterO2/FEATdiyknitter.html, pin blocking would work well for this) shape into a rectangle and lay flat to dry.
Key to abbreviations:
$\mathbf{\vec{p}}=\mathbf{\vec{p}}\mathbf{u}\mathbf{\vec{r}}\mathbf{]}$ sts $=$ stitches YSY $=$ right side row WSr $=$ wrong side row yo $=$ yarn over; bring yarn to front , over right-hand needle to back, then work next stitch. $\mathrm{K2t}=\ensuremath{\mathrm{knit}}\,2$ together; insert tip of right-hand needle into second stitch on left-hand needle, then into first stitch; work the two together as one stitch. Ssk = slip, slip, knit; Slip one stitch, then slip the next. Insert left needle into the front loops of the slipped stitches and knit them to gether from this position (throush the back loons).
Finishing:
Fortheoriginalshawll used: Size 6 2-Tone Silver Lined Pale Green&Tanzanite7 tubes Size 6Silver Lined Transparent Light Aqua Rainbow 1 tube From FusionBeads.com and another tube of size 6 Crystal iridescent clear beads from a random source, along with Knitpicks.com Bare (off white) silk and wool fingering weight. Colorways- this is really up to you, but I'd suggest main bead color be close to the yarn color, then go dark for one accent and light for the other. See http://knitty.com/IsSUEspringo6/FEATseducedbybeads.html for another excellent tutorial on how to knit with beads-it includes pictures, which is invaluable. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. (If you make any interesting versions, I'd love to hear about them/see them.)
stltohrepeat Chart A: 10 st x 18 row repeat Items in parentheses at end of repeat are st 81
Key to Symbols B = Insert Bead O= Yarn Over / =Knit 2 Together \= Slip, Slip, Knit r1: b, k2, k2t, yo, kl, yo, ssk, k2 (b) r2 and all following wsr: p all sts r3: b, k1, k2t, yo, k1, b, kl, yo, sk, k1(b) r5: b, k2t, yo, k5, yo, sk (b) r7:k1, ssk, k2, yo, b, yo, k2, k2t (k1) r9: k1, sk, k2, yo, b, yo, k2, k2t (k1) rl k1,ssk, k2, yo,b, yo, k2,k2t (k1) r13: k1, yo, sk, k5, k2t, yo (k1) r15: b, kl, yo, ssk, k1, b, k1, k2t, yo, k1(b) r17:k3, yo,ssk, k1, k2t, yo,k2 (k1)
